The health and vitality of the gull reflect the “health” of the Great Lakes. When the gull population diminishes, biologists hasten to discover the reasons. The herring gull on Lake Ontario is in trouble, and so is the water. This film sounds a warning about the pollutants that are being pumped into these waters daily.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313838
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology
Animals & Wildlife → Biological research
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Canada
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Birds - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Lakes - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Lakes - Environmental conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Lakes
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)